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42LDF30UA

Instructions for use

42" LCD Colour Television

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Page 1: ...42LDF30UA GB Instructions for use 42 LCD Colour Television ...

Page 2: ... Main Menu 18 AV Mode 18 Operation with the Remote Control 18 Volume Setting 18 Programme Selection Previous or Next Programme 18 Programme Selection Direct Access 18 Initial Settings 19 General Operation 19 Information Banner 19 Electronic Programme Guide EPG 20 Displaying the Subtitles 20 Digital Teletext for UK only 21 Widescreen 21 IDTV Menu System 21 Channel List 21 Navigating the Entire Chan...

Page 3: ...able 34 Name 34 Insert 34 Delete 34 APS Auto Programming System 34 Country 35 Source Menu 35 PC Mode Menu System 35 PC Position Menu 35 Autoposition 35 H Horizontal Position 36 V Vertical Position 36 Phase 36 Dot Clock 36 PC Picture Menu 36 Sound Menu 36 Feature Menu 36 Source Menu 36 Displaying TV Information 36 Mute Function 36 PIP Picture in Picture and PAP Picture and Picture Modes 36 Picture ...

Page 4: ...c programming system Forward or backward automatic tuning Sleep timer Child lock A u t o m a t i c s o u n d m u t e w h e n n o transmission NTSC playback PIP PAP PAT functions AVL Automatic Volume Limiting When no valid signal is detected after 5 minutes the TV switches itself automatically to standby mode PLL Frequency Search PC input Plug Play for Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Vista Audio line out Gam...

Page 5: ...eds to be replaced it should be done by qualified personnel Moisture and Water Do not use this device in a humid and damp place avoid the bathroom the sink in the kitchen and near the washing machine Do not expose this device to rain or water as this may be dangerous and do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on top Avoid dripping or splashing If any solid object or liquid falls in...

Page 6: ...mark indicates the requirement NOT to dispose the equipment including any spent or discarded batteries as unsorted municipal waste but use the return and collection systems available If the batteries or accumulators included with this equipment display the chemical symbol Hg Cd or Pb then it means that the battery has a heavy metal content of more than 0 0005 Mercury or more than 0 002 Cadmium or ...

Page 7: ...ogramme up Page down in DTV 10 mode Programme down Page up in DTV mode Numeric buttons 11 Exit in DTV mode 12 Hold in TXT mode PIP position 13 Update in TXT mode PAP mode 14 Index page Guide in DTV mode 15 Reveal in TXT mode Switch from TV to 16 PC Green Picture menu 17 Subtitle in DTV mode Red Sound menu 18 Channel list in DTV mode Menu on off 19 Ok Confirm 20 Cursor Left 21 AV Source 22 Info 23 ...

Page 8: ...English 7 LCD TV and Operating Buttons FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW SIDE VIEW Standby button 1 TV AV button 2 MENU button 3 Programme Up 4 Down buttons Volume Up Down 5 buttons P CH TV AV MENU P CH TV AV MENU ...

Page 9: ...ier with a stereo phono to phono cable 4 SCART 2 inputs or outputs for external devices 5 SCART 1 inputs or outputs for external devices Connect the SCART cable between SCART sockets on TV and SCART socket on your external device such as a decoder a VCR or a DVD player Note If an external device is connected via the SCART sockets the TV will automatically switch to AV mode If both sockets are empl...

Page 10: ...ects to an aerial Note that if you use a decoder or a media recorder you should connect the aerial cable through the device to the television with an appropriate aerial cable as shown in the illustration on the following pages 10 PC Input is for connecting a personal computer to the TV set Connect the PC cable between the PC INPUT on the TV and the PC output on your PC 11 HDMI 2 HDMI Input HDMI In...

Page 11: ...ones Video Input is used for connecting video signals 3 from external devices Connect the video cable between the VIDEO IN socket on the TV and the VIDEO OUT jack on your device Audio Inputs are used for connecting audio signals 4 from external devices Connect the audio cable between AUDIO IN on the TV and the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks on your device Note If you connect a device to the TV via the VIDEO I...

Page 12: ...wer cable to the mains socket outlet Aerial Connection Connect the aerial or cable TV plug to the AERIAL INPUT socket located at the rear of the TV Using the Cable Holder You can use the supplied cable holder as the following Place the cable holder into the cable holder hole located on the rear side of the TV as illustrated above Place cables into the cable holder after all necessary connections a...

Page 13: ...g any connections Use 15 pin D sub display cable to connect a PC to the LCD TV When the connection is made switch to PC source See Input selection section Set the resolution that suits your viewing requirements Resolution information can be found in the appendix section REAR VIEW PC audio cable not supplied to AUDIO INPUTS on the TV PC RGB cable not supplied to PC input Audio Inputs PC Input ...

Page 14: ...DVD player as illustrated below switch to HDMI source See Input Selection section Most DVD players are connected through SCART sockets Use a scart cable to connect as shown below You may also connected through COMPONENT sockets Use a component video cable to connect video input For enabling audio use a component audio cable as illustrated below When done switch to YPbPr source See Input selection ...

Page 15: ...Note that cables shown in the illustration are not supplied For connecting a camcorder connect to the VIDEO IN socket and the AUDIO SOCKETS For selecting the related source see the section Input selection in the following parts To listen the TV sound from headphones connect to the HEADPHONE jack of theTV Camcorder Headphone SIDE VIEW ...

Page 16: ... use an appropriate SPDIF cable to enable sound connection To connect external speakers connect the audio output sockets on the TV to an external amplifier that is connected to a speaker system After connecting the cable between your TV and external amplifier turn your TV and amplifier on You can refer to your amplifier and speaker set instruction manual for further information External Speakers A...

Page 17: ...er a VCR or a decoder to your LCD TV by using the SCART sockets Note that cables shown in the illustration are not supplied Power off both the TV and the devices before making any connections For more information refer to your device s own instruction book REAR VIEW Scart sockets Decoder DVD Recorder Video Recorder ...

Page 18: ... 6 7 8 9 PC OK RC 1205 Remote range is approximately 7m 23ft Switching the TV On Off To Switch the TV On Connect the power cord to the 220 240V AC 50 Hz Switch the button to position so the TV will switch to standby mode Then the standby LED lights up To switch on the TV from standby mode either Press the button P P or a numeric button on the remote control Press the P CH or P CH button on the TV ...

Page 19: ...o learn the usage of the menus refer to the menu system sections AV Mode Press the TV AV button in the control panel on the TV to switch between AV modes Operation with the Remote Control The remote control of your TV is designed to control all the functions on your TV The functions will be described in accordance with the menu system of your TV Functions of the menu system are described in the fo...

Page 20: ...gital terrestrial TV broadcasts and displaying the names of channels found This process will take about a few minutes To cancel searching you can press the M button at any time during the process After Automatic Search is completed the following message asking for analogue channel search appears on the screen To search for analogue channels select Yes TV switches to the analogue TV mode The menu b...

Page 21: ...displayed The current program is highlighted and there is brief information about the programs of the channel such as name short extended event description start end time The time scale can be changed by pressing left or right buttons If there is any event information data available only programme names and dates are displayed On the bottom of the screen info bar showing all the available commands...

Page 22: ...ting DVB T in addition to digital teletext broadcasting together with the normal broadcasting there are also channels with just digital teletext broadcasting The aspect ratio picture shape when watching a channel with just digital teletext broadcasting is the same as the aspect ratio of the picture viewed previously When you press the TELETEXT button again the digital teletext screen will be displ...

Page 23: ...ould be entered using the numeric buttons Note If you enter the programme number of the channel that you want to move channel services will be replaced Do you want to continue OSD will be displayed Press OK to confirm or select No to cancel Deleting the Channels in the Channel List Press or button to select the channel that will be deleted Press or button to select the Delete item on Channel List ...

Page 24: ...urites so that only the favourite channels are navigated To set a favourite you should highlight the Favourites item at the bottom of the Channel List menu Then press OK button Favourite List menu appears on the screen You can list your favourite channels using Favourite List Channel list OSD will look like this How to Add a Channel to a Favourites List By pressing or buttons highlight the channel...

Page 25: ...Conditional Access line and press the OK button Some Digital Terrestrial channels operate on a Pay Per View basis These require a subscription and a hardware decoder Obtain the Conditional Access Module CAM and the viewing card by subscribing to a pay channel company then insert those to the TV using the following procedure Switch off the TV and unplug from the mains Insert the CAM and then the vi...

Page 26: ...off Channel List Use or buttons to go to Channel List option Use or buttons to toggle Channel List Mode If you select TV Only with the or buttons you navigate through only TV channels If you select Radio Only with the or buttons you navigate through only radio channels If you select Text Only with the or buttons you navigate through only text channels To save the recent changes and exit press the ...

Page 27: ... show video audio Menu Lock In menu lock you can set locking for all menus or the Installation Menu to restrict access to these menus If the menu lock is disabled there will be free access to the menu system Use or buttons to go to Menu Lock option Use or buttons to choose Menu Lock Mode DISABLED All menus are unlocked ALL MENUS All Menus are accessible only with the correct lock key So the user c...

Page 28: ...lable Relative Volume Using this option the Audio Description volume level can be increased or decrased relatively according to the general volume Standby Search This setting is visible only when the Country option is set to Denmark Sweden Norway or Finland Use or button to select Standby Search and then press or button to set this setting as On or Off If you change Standby Search to Off this func...

Page 29: ...Automatic channel scan item is highlighted The following message appears on the screen Highlight Yes or No by using or buttons and press OK button to confirm If Yes is selected automatic search starts Selecting No cancels automatic search After search is completed for digital channels a message asking whether to search for analogue channels appears on the screen Press the OK button to search for a...

Page 30: ... table will be deleted After factory settings are loaded First Time Installation menu will be displayed The menu which is displayed for language selection appears on the screen at first By using or buttons select the desired language option and press OK button to activate First time installation OSD will appear on the screen By pressing or buttons select the Country you want to set and press OK bu...

Page 31: ...ng Cool option gives white colours a slight blue stress Setting Warm option gives white colours a slight red stress For normal colours select Normal option Noise Reduction If the broadcast signal is weak and the picture is noisy use Noise Reduction setting to reduce the amount of noise Press or button to select Noise Reduction Press or to choose from one of these options Low Medium High or Off Fil...

Page 32: ...e is in User Balance This setting is used for emphasizing left or right speaker balance Press or button to select Balance Press or button to change the level of the balance Balance level can be adjusted between 32 and 32 Headphone Press or button to select Headphone Press button to view the headphone menu Headphone sub menu options are described below Volume Press or button to select Volume Press ...

Page 33: ...p Pap setting only Source and Swap options will be active among the menu settings Pip Pap This line controls Pip Pap modes Use or buttons to switch the TV to Pip Pap or Off Pip Size Using this setting you can set the size of the Pip window Press or button to highlight Pip Size item Use or button to set Pip Size to Small or Large Note This setting will be inactive if the TV is set to Pap mode PIP P...

Page 34: ...ackground You can set menu background level by pressing or button Backlight This setting controls the backlight level Select Backlight by pressing or button Press or button to set Backlight to Medium Maximum Minimum or Auto Menu Timeout To set a specific display timeout for menu screens set a value for this option Press or button to select Menu Timeout Use or button to change menu timeout to 15 se...

Page 35: ...will be displayed on the screen Program Table Select Program Table by pressing or button By moving the cursor in four directions you can reach 20 programmes in the same page You can scroll the pages up or down by pressing the navigation buttons to see all the programmes in TV mode except for the AV modes By cursor action programme selection is done automatically Name To change the name of a progra...

Page 36: ...FAV HDMI 1 HDMI 2 YPbPr or PC VGA Note Once you have connected optional equipment systems to your TV you should select the required input to view pictures from that source PC Mode Menu System See Connecting the LCD TV to a PC section for connecting a PC to the TV set For switching to PC source press button on your remote control and select PC input You can also use Source menu to switch to PC mode...

Page 37: ...ed at Sound Menu section explained in Menu System Feature Menu Feature menu settings are identical to the settings explained in Feature Menu section in Menu System Source Menu Source menu settings are identical to the settings explained in Source Menu section in Menu System Displaying TV Information Programme Number Programme Name Sound Indicator and Zoom Mode information is displayed on the scree...

Page 38: ...e Screen Signalling signal which shows the aspect ratio of the picture is included in the broadcast signal or the signal from an external device the TV automatically changes the ZOOM mode according to the WSS signal When the AUTO mode does not function correctly due to poor WSS signal quality or when you want to change the ZOOM mode change to another ZOOM mode manually 16 9 This uniformly stretche...

Page 39: ...press again to enlarge the bottom half of the page Press again to revert back to normal size Reveal Shows hidden information e g solutions of games Hold Holds a text page when convenient Press again to resume Subcode Pages Time Selects subcode pages if available when the teletext is activated When the teletext is not activated displays time info if the programme has teletext transmission P P and n...

Page 40: ...e or teletext unrecognisable Check if you have entered the correct frequency Please retune the channels The picture quality may degrade when two peripherals are connected to the TV at the same time In such a case disconnect one of the peripherals No Picture Is the aerial connected properly Are the plugs connected tightly to the aerial socket Is the aerial cable damaged Are suitable plugs used to c...

Page 41: ...0 60 37 9 VESA 16 9 4 3 13 800 600 70 43 8 16 9 4 3 14 800 600 72 48 1 VESA 16 9 4 3 15 800 600 75 46 9 VESA 16 9 4 3 16 800 600 85 53 7 VESA 16 9 4 3 17 832 624 75 49 7 MAC 16 9 4 3 18 1024 768 43 35 5 VESA interlace 16 9 4 3 19 1024 768 60 48 4 VESA 16 9 4 3 20 1024 768 70 56 5 VESA 16 9 4 3 21 1024 768 72 57 7 16 9 4 3 22 1024 768 75 60 0 16 9 4 3 23 1024 768 85 68 3 16 9 4 3 24 1152 864 60 53 ...

Page 42: ...0Hz O 720P 50Hz O 720P 60Hz O 1080I 50Hz O 1080I 60Hz O HDMI1 HDMI2 480I 60Hz O 480P 60Hz O 576I 50Hz O 576P 50Hz O 720P 50Hz O 720P 60Hz O 1080I 50Hz O 1080I 60Hz O 1080P 50Hz O 1080P 60Hz O 1080P 24 HZ O X Not Available O Available Note In some cases a signal on the LCD TV may not be displayed properly The problem may be an inconsistency with standards from the source equipment DVD Set top box e...

Page 43: ...Not used 21 GND SHIELD CHASSIS 11 RGB G IN HDMI connector pin specifications Pin Input signal Pin Input signal 1 TMDS Data2 11 TMDS Clock Shield 2 TMDS Data2 Shield 12 TMDS Clock 3 TMDS Data 2 13 CEC 4 TMDS Data 1 14 Reserved N C on device 5 TMDS Data1 Shield 15 SCL 6 TMDS Data1 16 SDA 7 TMDS Data0 17 DDC CED Ground 8 TMDS Data0 Shield 18 5V Power 9 TMDS Data0 19 Hot Plug Detect 10 TMDS Clock Sign...

Page 44: ... 9 8 8 9 9 YPbPr 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 PC VGA 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 RGB This indicates that selection is possible only if Scart 1 has a RGB signal Restrictions Scart 1 source must have RGB signal to perform PIP PAP with sources TV Scart 2 Scart 2 S FAV If these sources are set to main window and Scart 1 does not have a RGB signal Pip Pap source can not be switched to the Scart 1 source If scart 1 sour...

Page 45: ...EU models Transmission standard DVB T MPEG 2 Demodulation COFDM with 2K 8K FFT mode FEC all DVB modes Video MP ML PAL 4 3 16 9 Audio MPEG Layer I II 32 44 148kHz NUMBER OF PRESET CHANNELS 200 CHANNEL INDICATOR On Screen Display RF AERIAL INPUT 75 Ohm unbalanced OPERATING VOLTAGE 220 240V AC 50 Hz AUDIO German Nicam Stereo AUDIO OUTPUT POWER WRMS 10 THD 2 x 8 POWER CONSUMPTION W 210 W max 1 W Stand...

Page 46: ... subject of unauthorised modifications or alterations or has been the subject of commercial use In the event of a problem with the product within the guarantee period please return it to your nearest store If the item is shown to have had an inherent defect present at the time of sale the store will provide you with a replacement Your statutory rights remain unaffected Guarantor Home Retail Group ...

Page 47: ...ur TV or connect the aerial through a VCR Aerial RF Socket wall socket wall socket Aerial RF Lead Aerial RF Lead It is recommended that a scart lead should be fitted between your TV and VCR to enhance your picture and sound quality Scart leads are essential if you have a stereo TV and VCR and wish to obtain stereo sound from your equipment These leads can be purchased from your Hitachi dealer or a...

Page 48: ...I OUT RF connector lead Device to TV wall socket Aerial RF Lead Aerial RF Socket High Definition Your LCD Television is capable of displaying High Definition pictures from devices such as a High Definition Satellite Receiver or DVD Device These devices must be connected via the HDMI socket or Component Socket TFT LCD TV Scart Lead to AV on TV 1 L R Note These three methods of connection perform th...

Page 49: ...position NB When the set is first switched on the set will be in standby channel and the indicator on the front of the set will illuminate red Press Operate Standby or up down P P or numeric buttons 1 2 3 to operate insert plug European plug and switch on insert plug UK plug Programme Up Volume Up Volume Down Programme Down To select a programme number To enter the main menu For navigation of the ...

Page 50: ...ease refer to the Install Menu section of the instruction book When the TV is turned on for the first time the menu for the language selection appears on the screen The message Welcome please select your language is written in all language options sequentially in the menu on the screen By pressing or buttons highlight the language you want to set and press OK After then First time Installation Men...

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